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Dr Alan Coetzer

Senior Lecturer

Availability:

• My availability varies each semester. If you would like to see me please make an appointment, preferably by email. 

Current teaching:

• MAN5709/4700 Work and Organisational Behaviour
• MAN5225 Small Business Management
• MAN3205 Strategic Human Resource Management III
• MAN5603/5711 Leadership and Change Management

Background

Dr Alan Coetzer is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management and teaches Strategic Human Resource Management, Small Business Management and Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, and Change Management. He has previously taught at Massey University in New Zealand and is an external Research Affiliate of the New Zealand Centre for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Research.

Alan has delivered several conference papers and published many scholarly articles in international peer-reviewed journals. These include Journal of Small Business Management, Employee Relations, Education & Training, Journal of Workplace Learning, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development and Journal of Business Ethics. Alan has occupied several management and team leader roles and has been involved in performing a range of HR activities including recruitment, selection, staff development, staff appraisal and pay negotiations with unions. 

Staff qualifications

• PhD
• MCom
• BCom(Ed)
• DipBusStuds (Training & Development)
  

Professional memberships:

Research

Research interest:

• Human resource management in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
• Management capability development in SMEs;
• Managers as facilitators of employee learning;
• Newcomer socialisation;
• Informal work-related learning;
• Small business training.

Current research area:

• Teaching and learning in Strategic Human Resource Management 

Recent research grants:

• 2010 - Faculty of Business and Law, Strategic Research Fund, Owner-manager decision making regarding employee access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises. (A. Coetzer, Jancie Redmond). 

Other grants:

• 2012 - Faculty of Business and Law, Teaching and Learning Grant, Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning in Strategic Human Resource Management (A. Coetzer, Helen Sitlington).

Recent publications

Book chapters:

• Lewis, K. & Coetzer, A. (2009). Human resource management in small firms: Effective informality. In M. Fink & S. Kraus (Eds.), The Management of Small and Medium Enterprises. (pp. 95-107). New York: Routledge.
  

Refereed journal articles:

• Roxas, B., & Coetzer, A. (2012) Institutional environment, managerial attitudes and environmental sustainability orientation of small firms. Journal of Business Ethics, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s10551-012-1211-z
• Field, R. & Coetzer, A.J. (2011). Newcomer socialisation in New Zealand small manufacturing firms: A socialisation agent perspective. Small Enterprise Research, 18(1), 80-96.
• Coetzer, A.J. & Redmond, J. (2011). Decision making regarding employee access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises: A proposed study employing the Critical Incident Technique. Small Enterprise Research, 18(2), 119 – 129.
• Coetzer, A.J., Battisti, M. Jurado, T. & Massey, C. (2011). The reality of management development in SMEs. Journal of Management & Organization, 17(3), 290-306.
• Coetzer, A.J., Peter, R. & Peter, V. (2011). Employee learning processes in New Zealand small manufacturing firms.  Journal of Management & Organization, 17(6), 764-781.
• Pajo, K., Coetzer, A. & Guenole, N. (2010). Formal development opportunities and withdrawal behaviours by employees in small and medium enterprises. Journal of Small Business Management 48(3), 281-301.
• Perry, M. & Coetzer, A. (2009). Small enterprise relations with banks and accountants. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 16(2), pp. 306-321.
• Coetzer, A. & Perry, M. (2008). Factors influencing employee learning in small businesses. Education & Training, 50(8/9), pp. 648-660.
• Coetzer, A. (2007). Employee perceptions of their workplace as learning environments. Journal of Workplace Learning, 19(7), pp. 417-434. (Highly Commended Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network, 2008 Awards for Excellence).
• Coetzer, A., Cameron, A., Lewis, K., Massey, C. and Harris, C. (2007). Human Resource Management Practices in Selected New Zealand Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, 12(1), pp.17 - 32.
• Lewis, K., Massey, C., Ashby, M., Coetzer, A., & Harris, C. (2007). Business assistance for SMEs: New Zealand owner-managers make their assessment. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 14(4), 551-566.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2006). Employee learning in New Zealand small manufacturing firms. Employee Relations, 28(4), pp 311-325.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2006). Developing human capital in small firms: A conceptual framework for analysing the effects of managers on employees’ learning. Research and Practice in Human Resource Management, 14(1), pp 72-88.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2006). Managers as learning facilitators in small manufacturing firms. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 13(3), pp 351-362.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2002). Employee learning and development in small business: Research opportunities and challenges. New Zealand Journal of Applied Business Research, 1(1), 21-30.

Conference papers

• Coetzer, A.J., Redmond, J. & Sharafizad, J. (2011). Decision making regarding employee access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises. In Proceedings of the 25th Academy of Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Wellington: University of Canterbury. 
• Battisti, M., Deakins, D., Roxas, B., & Coetzer, A. (2011). Predicting management development behaviour in New Zealand SMEs. Paper presented at the AGSE International Entrepreneurship Research Exchange Conference (CD-ROM), Melbourne, Australia.
• Field, R. & Coetzer, A. (2010). The nature and significance of the organisational socialisation process and resultant outcomes in New Zealand small manufacturing firms: a socialisation agent perspective. In Proceedings of the 24th Academy of Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Adelaide: University of South Australia. (Entrepreneurship, Small Business & Family Enterprise Stream Award: Best Paper).
• Deakins, D., Battisti, M., Roxas, B., Coetzer, A. (2010). Managerial Learning and Management Development in New Zealand SMEs. In Proceedings of the 33^rd Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (ISBE) Conference. London: ISBE.
• Coetzer, A. & Redmond, J. (2010). Owner-manager decision making regarding employee access to training and development in medium-sized enterprises. Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ) Research Symposium. Melbourne: Victoria University.
• Field, R. & Coetzer, A. (2010). Expectations, experiences and resultant outcomes during the socialisation of newcomers in small manufacturing firms: a socialisation agent perspective. In Proceeding of the 14th Conference on Labour, Employment and Work. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington.
• Battisti, M., Deakins, D., Roxas, B. & Coetzer, A. (2010) Management development from the perspective of small firm owner-managers. New Zealand Vocational Education and Training Research Forum. Wellington, New Zealand: NZVET.
• Coetzer, A., Peter, R. & Peter, V. (2009). Continuous learning and employee learning processes: The case of New Zealand small manufacturing firms. In Proceedings of the 23rd Academy of Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Melbourne: Monash University. (Management Education and Development Stream Award: Best Paper).
• Battisti, M., Coetzer, A. J., Jurado, T., Massey, C. L. (2009). Does management matter? Management development in small firms. In Proceedings ofNew Zealand Vocational Education and Training Research Forum, Wellington, New Zealand: Industry Training Federation.
• Coetzer, A.J., Battisti, M., Jurado, T. & Massey, C. (2009). Self-taught manager? How SME owner-managers develop their managerial capability. In Proceedings of Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference. Wellington, New Zealand: Massey University.
• Field, R. & Coetzer, A.J. (2008). The effects of organizational socialization on retention in small firms: A review of the literature and directions for future research. In Proceeding of The 13th Conference on Labour, Employment and Work. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington.
• Coetzer, A. & Perry, M. (2007). Factors influencing employee learning in small firms. In Proceedings of the 21st Academy of Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Sydney: University of Western Sydney.
• Pajo, K. & Coetzer, A. (2007). When more is better: Formal development opportunities for employees in small and medium enterprises. In Proceedings of the 21st Academy of Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Sydney: University of Western Sydney.
• Coetzer, A. (2006). A comparative view of employee perceptions of their workplaces as learning environments. In Proceedings of the 51st World Conference of the International Council of Small Business: Unique solutions for unique environments. Melbourne, Australia: Vega Press.
• Coetzer, A. & Campbell, J.A. (2006). Informal training practices and informal learning in selected New Zealand small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In Proceedings of the Academy of Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference. Rockhampton, Australia: Central Queensland University.
• Campbell, J.A. & Coetzer, A.J. (2006). Complementarities between recruitment and selection practices and employee learning in New Zealand small and medium-sized enterprises. In Proceeding of The 12th Conference on Labour, Employment and Work. Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington.
• Coetzer, A. (2005). A conceptual framework for analysing the effects of managers on employees’ learning in small manufacturing firms. In Proceedings of Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference. Armidale, NSW: Centre for Business Research, Faculty of Economics, Business & Law, University of New England.
• Lewis, K. V., Massey, C. L., Ashby, M. N., Coetzer, A. J., Harris, C. (2005). Who? When? Why? - New Zealand SME owner-managers assess their business assistance interactions. In Proceedings of Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference. Armidale, NSW: Centre for Business Research, Faculty of Economics, Business & Law, University of New England.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2004). Employee perceptions of workplace learning environments in selected New Zealand small manufacturing firms: A descriptive analysis. In Proceedings of International Council of Small Business 2004 World Conference. Johannesburg, South Africa: South African Entrepreneurship and Small Business Association.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2004). Employee perceptions of workplace learning environments in selected New Zealand small manufacturing firms: Impact on satisfaction with learning. In Proceedings of Academy of New Zealand and Australia Academy of Management Conference. Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2003). The effects of managers on elements of the work environment that influence employees’ informal work-related learning in small manufacturing firms: an exploratory study. In Proceedings of Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference. Ballarat, Australia: University of Ballarat.
• Coetzer, A.J. (2003). The effects of managers on employees’ work-related learning in small manufacturing firms. In Proceedings of Academy of New Zealand and Australia Academy of Management Conference. Perth, Australia: Edith Cowan University.